If you are a parent of a toddler, you are surely familiar with the feeling of hearing the same word over and over again in one day. It could be the word “amma,” “no,” or the name of a favourite toy.

“Slop,” a term used to describe low-quality digital content, has been named word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The dictionary defines slop as “digital content of low quality that is ...

AI’s impact on our social media feeds has not gone unnoticed by one of America’s top dictionaries. Amidst the onslaught of content that has swept the web over the past 12 months, Merriam-Webster ...

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Some of the most popular spots on the web battled an influx of AI-generated slop throughout 2025. Some of the most popular spots on the web battled an influx of AI-generated slop throughout 2025. is a ...

Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025. In case ...

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WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s repeated mockery of the word “affordability” is worrying Republican strategists, who say the fixation risks undercutting White House efforts to ...

Abstract: Fueled by healthcare electronics (HE) and artificial intelligence (AI), smart healthcare market has been emerging, such as medical wireless body area network (WBAN), which can be used for ...